Line #3 AndTheFandomRejoiced/MarioKart


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2	* A ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' game for the Wii? It's only been a few years since ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS'' came out, how could they possibly make this one-wait a minute, are they driving *''[[BadassBiker BIKES?!]]''* And performing tricks in the air? Count me in!
3	* There's a whole bunch of characters in the game, but most of them were already in ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'' and ''DS'', so it's not like they'll add anyone interes-[[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina?]] ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros Dry Bowser?]]'' ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry FUNKY KONG?!]]'' '''[[Platform/{{Wii}} YOUR OWN MIIS?!]]''' Now that's an awesome roster if ever I saw one.
4	* The retro tracks in this game are particularly worth mentioning: From [[BestLevelEver GCN Waluigi Stadium]] to [[SlippySlideyIceWorld N64 Sherbet Land]] to [[LethalLavaLand GBA Bowser's Castle 3]] to [[GreenHillZone DS Peach Gardens]], this game has it all!
5	* As for items this time around, there's the [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros Mega Mushroom]] and [[VideoGame/MarioBros POW Block]]. Now you can crush your opponents flat and spin them out of control at the same time! CatharsisFactor at its finest.
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7	[[AC:''VideoGame/MarioKart7'']]
8	* It's a new ''Mario Kart'' for 3DS...I mean, ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'' is a great game and all, but do we really need another-[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1az4MG7qw4 COINS FROM SUPER MARIO KART ARE BACK?! IT HAS GLIDERS?!]] You can even drive UNDERWATER?! Nintendo, you have outdone yourself again!
9	* The game lets you customize your own kart in advance before the races - big tires a la Monster Trucks, gliders and other karts' parts are yours to command.
10	* There's a ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''-based track with Tikis, and even a DS-favorite ''Airship Fortress'' is back as a retro track!!
11	* [[{{Pun}} Speaking of "retro"]]... ''Creator/RetroStudios is involved in the game's development. Enough said.
12	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1az4MG7qw4 Hello for ''Luigi's Mansion'' and particularly, ''Maple Treeway''! ]]
13	* [[BestLevelEver Waluigi Pinball]] is back, and it seems the original Blue Shell from ''Mario Kart 64'' (as opposed to the much-hated flying version) is as well! And Lakitu is playable for the first time in a Mario spinoff game.
14	* Metal Mario is in! The Fire Flower is in! The Super Leaf is in! And regarding the Blue Shell one, we now have [[http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/6104/screenshot20110912at114d.png proof!]] Excellent!
15	* Luigi Raceway from the Platform/Nintendo64 is in!
16	* And we ''finally'' get a retro Rainbow Road track here! Prepare yourselves for the return of the SNES's Rainbow Road!!
17	* And last but not least, there's ''the'' most notable kart among the unlockable retro kart bodies, the Pipe Frame, marking the return of the '''''classic kart''''' that hasn't been seen since ''Mario Kart Super Circuit'' back in '''2001.''' Hell. Yeah.
18	* Come on, why must everyone insist on playing Maka Wuhu? That shortcut glitch is seriously getting anoyi -- WHAT NINTENDO?! DID YOU JUST SAY YOU'RE GOING TO PATCH OUT THE GLITCH?!?! [[BigYes YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!]]
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20	[[AC:''VideoGame/MarioKart8'']]
21	* ''Mario Kart 8'' was confirmed. Oh great. It hasn't been that long since the last one, and they [[CashCowFranchise are already making a new]] one... Wait, are those cars hovering ? AND DRIVING ON WALLS AND UPSIDE DOWN?
22	* After Waluigi's absence in ''Mario Kart 7'', his fans greatly lamented his disappearence. Some even refused to buy the game because of it. Then, ''Mario Kart 8'''s trailer comes in, [[http://86bb71d19d3bcb79effc-d9e6924a0395cb1b5b9f03b7640d26eb.r91.cf1.rackcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mario-kart-8-waluigi-screenshot.jpg and guess who appears, just as mean as ever...]]
23	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=631c1fz87I8 All 7 Koopalings are playable]]! Especially a good sign that the Koopalings are coming back.
24	* One of the most common grievances when racing was getting knocked off the course and waiting several seconds for Lakitu to put you back on the track, almost ensuring you'll be in last place. Now, if you fall off the track, Lakitu will immediately save you and put you back on the course in just a second. You also don't lose your item anymore.
25	* ''Mario Kart 64''[='=]s Rainbow Road is a Retro Course. Let me repeat that. '''Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road is a Retro Course'''.
26	** Even players who hated that course's BreatherLevel difficulty can be happy about this one, thanks to the [[SequelDifficultySpike changes Nintendo has]] [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome made to the place]].
27	* Much like the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'' [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2 games]] and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'', some of the music will be created with live instruments, making this the first ''Mario Kart'' game to do so. This includes some of the retro courses.
28	* The fact that they're remaking all of the retro stages from the ground up is a breath of fresh air compared to the last three games' "just port the original version and maybe upgrade/downgrade the graphics" philosophy. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSXCkOzPaw4&list=UUfAPTv1LgeEWevG8X_6PUOQ A good example would be Moo Moo Meadows.]]
29	* So, what are the new items for this game? What? [[BattleBoomerang The Boomerang Flower]] is in? AS IS THE [[VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld POTTED PIRANHA PLANT]]?!?
30	* The new Super Horn item can cancel out Spiny Shells! THE NEW SUPER HORN ITEM CAN CANCEL OUT SPINY SHELLS!
31	* What's that? [[ThatOneLevel Yoshi's Valley]] is a Retro Course in ''Mario Kart 8''? Oh no, here comes the nightmare-guess what? THE COURSE CAN DETERMINE PLACEMENT NOW.
32	* The good, old fashioned Pipe Frame returns once again. But this time, it sports a design closer to ''Super Mario Kart''!
33	* The awesome Slick Tires return from ''7''. Not only do they sport a sleeker design, there's also a purple alternative in the form of the Cyber Slick tires!
34	* Came as a big surprise with the announcement of the feature that you can ''upload Mario Kart TV recordings to Website/YouTube''.
35	* Alongside the Mercedes-Benz DLC, there will be features like the "Next Race" button will be placed above the "Watch Highlight Reel" button, online win-loss records, a total number of coins counter, saving kart customizations, editing other player's highlights, improved online stability, and ''a map display will appear on the TV as well!''
36	* The game has DLC packs in November 2014 and April 2015, each of which has 3 characters, 8 courses (some new, some retro), and 4 vehicles. These DLC packs include characters and tracks based on other Nintendo games. That's right- at long last, the Nintendoverse has invaded ''Mario Kart''!
37	** The November pack has [[VideoGame/FZero the Blue Falcon]] and ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]]''.
38	*** And there's a Zelda-inspired vehicle for Link, too! Enter the [[http://www.vgbastion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Master-Cycle.png Master Cycle!]] And to add to the awesomeness, in the German version it's even called ''[[CoolBike The]] '''[[CoolHorse Eponator!]]'''''
39	** The April pack has Dry Bowser along with ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Villager and Isabelle]]!''
40	** Some of the new courses include Wario's Mine, F-Zero, Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing courses, and an ''VideoGame/{{Excite}}bike'' course.
41	*** Hey look, Yoshi Circuit returns as a track!
42	*** That Excitebike course doesn't look very interesting, it doesn't even feature anti-gravity... What? The ramp and speed boost placements change every time you load the course? Intriguing...
43	** In the U.S., each pack is priced at $7.99, or bundled together for $11.99. That's 12 dollars all together to add an additional 16 tracks, half the track count of the original release. Compared to other content expansion packs for other games, it's an incredible value, as people were expecting to pay more for just new tracks.
44	** It's a crying shame that both of the DLC packs are such a long way from being released. Why would they let us preorder them so far in advance? Wait, we get to use ''[[PaletteSwap all of the Yoshi and Shy Guy colors]]'' as soon as we pay for both of them? Sold.
45	** Alongside the second DLC pack comes a new update. 200cc baby! Oh, and it's been moved up to April 23rd!
46	** Franchise/MegaMan, Franchise/{{Sonic\|TheHedgehog}}, and VideoGame/PacMan have racing suits in the second round of amiibo support. Mega Man's suit in particular got much rejoicing, as it shows Nintendo still cares about him.
47	** Among the tracks included in the second DLC pack 2 are... Baby Park?! and [[VideoGame/FZero Big Blue]]?!
48	** Finally, Nintendo brings back more ''Super Circuit'' tracks: Ribbon Road and Cheese Land!
49	** One of the new vehicles is a white race car called the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 P-Wing]].
50	** Fans of the ''F-Zero'' games got a big kick when the announcer from ''X'' was heard at the final section of Big Blue. "YEAH, THE FINAL LAP!".
51	* An UpdatedRerelease known as ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' has been announced for the Platform/NintendoSwitch. Alright, what's it got besides all the DLC? WHOA, they fixed the Battle Mode so that it's more like how it used to be? SNES Battle Course 1 and GCN Luigi’s Mansion return as Battle Courses? [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld The Cape Feather]] and Boo are back as items?! King Boo, Bowser Jr. and Dry Bones are playable characters?! How do you top all that? By throwing in '''THE [[Franchise/{{Splatoon}} INKLINGS AND]] [[VideoGame/Splatoon1 URCHIN UNDERPASS]], THAT'S HOW!''' That said, [[BonusFeatureFailure Gold Mario]] being the only unlockable character wasn't as well-received.
52	** In addition to that, the double item boxes from ''Double Dash'' have made a return!
53	* Hope you weren't waiting for the next installment, because Nintendo still isn't done with ''Mario Kart 8''. Throughout 2022 and 2023, they will release 48 new tracks, many of which are remastered from other games in the series (including ''Mario Kart Tour'').
54	** For Wave 4, not only are we getting a brand new track based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'', but Birdo is back as a playable character!
55	*** Even better, there will be ''more'' playable characters in upcoming waves. ''Mario Kart 8's'' skimpy character selection is actually getting an overhaul at last.
56	*** Funky Kong's back, as is Diddy Kong. Needless to say, many fans of the Kongs who were disappointed in their absence from the game for so long were very happy to see them return.
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58	[[AC:''VideoGame/MarioKartTour'']]
59	* While the [[BaseBreakingCharacter widely divisive]] Koopalings and Babies are part of the base roster, Pink Gold Peach, [[TheScrappy a character who is universally hated]], was initially replaced with [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU Peachette]], a character who gained a lot of publicity after her reveal and is also an actual canonically-established character in contrast to [[RememberTheNewGuy Pink Gold Peach]]. Pink Gold Peach would eventually appear in the Holiday Tour, but even then her presence doesn't distract from the hype surrounding Peachette.
60	* Diddy Kong, after having been absent from the series since ''Wii'', finally makes his playable return after 11 years. His mere seconds of screentime in the reveal trailer made his fans really happy.
61	* After years of waiting for Pauline to be made playable, with her only playable appearance prior being a DLC character for ''Mario Tennis Aces'', she's '''finally''' playable in one of the staple spin-offs of the series and also part of the main game to boot!
62	* For the Halloween Tour, the game finally added the oddly-omitted Luigi and Waluigi to the permanent Gacha, as well as Baby Luigi and King Boo. It also added in two new Spotlight Character Alts, one of them being Rosalina in a witch costume. The other? King Boo ''in his beloved VideoGame/LuigisMansion design!''
63	* With most of the tracks being from ''Mario Kart 7'', many hoped that version’s Rainbow Road, widely considered to be one of the best tracks in the entire series, would eventually be included. And come the Holiday Tour, it finally was. Not only that, but it’s back in its full three-section glory, as opposed to all the other tracks which were shortened to two laps.
64	* The Holiday Tour didn't just gave us Pauline in her glamorous costume and Yoshi as a reindeer as the spotlights, but also brought back Birdo!
65	* After [[DummiedOut being scrapped]] from ''Wii'', Hammer Bro finally makes his debut in the series. Even his boomerang, fire and ice cousins joins the fun.
66	* The Jungle Tour trailer made the players go bananas! Among the popular requests: the '''glorious return''' of Funky Kong and the introduction of Dixie Kong! The [[DemandOverload game's servers went down for a short time]] when the tour just started. Around the same time (coincidentally), [[https://twitter.com/kart_tour/status/1262989526005358597 reports of getting server errors]] also happened in [[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes other]] [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp Nintendo]][[VideoGame/PokemonMasters /DeNA]] [[VideoGame/DragaliaLost mobile]] [[VideoGame/DrMario games]] as well. '''The Kongs broke Nintendo's mobile servers!'''
67	* After being denied in ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' (back when the game was called ''Super Mario Kart R'') and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', '''Kamek''' finally gets his kart driver's license, debuting in his self-named Kamek Tour!
68	* Miis make their grand return for the Mii Tour! Alongside a wave of Mii racing suits from ''Mario Kart 8'', and each suit have their own special items. Also in the Mii Tour introduces fan-favorite Mushroom Gorge.
69	* After 19 years, Petey Piranha is FINALLY back in the race!!
70	* In general, most of the earlier classic courses present in the game originated in either ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart'' or ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'', with the only classic courses not from either game already being present in ''7'' or ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', resulting in many people bemoaning a lack of variety in the courses featured. As such, the inclusion of courses not present in those games, such as [[VideoGame/MarioKartSuperCircuit Riverside Park, Cheep-Cheep Island, Sunset Wilds]], [[VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash DK Mountain]], [[VideoGame/MarioKartDS Peach Gardens]], [[VideoGame/MarioKartWii DK Summit, and Rainbow Road]] usually happens to lots of fanfare from the playerbase.

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